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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe account on this tragedy, and the narrative moving forward.
1) Israeli filmmaker and fundamentalist Christian preacher put embassy workers in harms way by purposefully inciting unrest among radical Muslims,
2) embassy under threat of imminent attack tries to soothe tensions by condemning the film,
3) appeal by embassy fails, ambassador inside is hunted and killed like an animal,
4) Romney rushes to microphone to call both Obama and the embassy workers weak and cowards, as well as issue an indirect call for a war on Islam.
5) The fundamentalist preacher and the Israeli filmmaker (who is hiding because HES the true coward) get exactly what they want. A bunch of pissed off radical Muslims.
6) Romney is nothing more than a useful idiot to Neocons and religious fundamentalists, a tool to further their purposes. Hell do whatever the people that own him tell him to do.
7) We are just now digging out from under a guy exactly like that, the last Republican president. Do we really want to go back down that path?
I admit my emotions are running high right now, so if I'm wrong about any of this, I will accept constructive criticism. but I am so mad at the recklessness of those who would poke radical Muslims in the eye for no reason I can't see straight. Tell me without fear or favor whether I am right or wrong about what's happened here and what the narrative needs to be moving forward.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)You just described what most of us are thinking and feeling right now.
reflection
(6,286 posts)Obama needs to pound this reckless and foolishness stake right through Romney's heart with a brutally honest statement and destroy this grinning vampire once and for all.
DontTreadOnMe
(2,442 posts)Egyptian Embassy issue the statement about the movie.
U.S. Ambassador was killed at Libyan Embassy, both embassies were attacked. No one was killed at the Egypt Embassy.
reflection
(6,286 posts)I honestly did not know that. I can always count on DU to set me straight.
Democrats_win
(6,539 posts)He did it to incite Muslims in Jerusalem so that he could win the Israeli election in 2000 but it also hurt Al Gore in the 2000 election. I have no idea if this case was in fact "purposefully inciting unrest," but I would be very interested in finding out.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)the right provoking a conflict, to bring out their voters.